How to Do the Ghost Key Magic Trick
Gather people around you and display a set of keys., As the keys circulate through your audience, tell a story about them., Place the key ring in the palm of your hand, with your palm up. , Gesture over the keys., Slowly squeeze the keys., A key...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Gather people around you and display a set of keys.
Hand them around for inspection. -
Step 2: As the keys circulate through your audience
Explain that, although the keys look perfectly normal, they are really anything but.
One particular key was said to belong to an elderly person found dead on a doorstep in the freezing cold.
The key had apparently fallen out of reach and the owner expired in the frigid cold attempting to retrieve it.
The previous owner, though, is still trying to gain entrance to a warm refuge from beyond the grave. ,, Give the appearance of raising or lifting one of them without touching it. , If you can, squeeze the bottoms by clenching your palm a bit rather than by wrapping your fingers around.
This motion is more subtle and will lend authenticity to the trick.
Pointing your fingers towards the audience (as shown in the previous photo) will also help disguise what is going on. , -
Step 3: tell a story about them.
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Step 4: Place the key ring in the palm of your hand
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Step 5: with your palm up.
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Step 6: Gesture over the keys.
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Step 7: Slowly squeeze the keys.
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Step 8: A key will rise out of the center of the bunch.
Detailed Guide
Hand them around for inspection.
Explain that, although the keys look perfectly normal, they are really anything but.
One particular key was said to belong to an elderly person found dead on a doorstep in the freezing cold.
The key had apparently fallen out of reach and the owner expired in the frigid cold attempting to retrieve it.
The previous owner, though, is still trying to gain entrance to a warm refuge from beyond the grave. ,, Give the appearance of raising or lifting one of them without touching it. , If you can, squeeze the bottoms by clenching your palm a bit rather than by wrapping your fingers around.
This motion is more subtle and will lend authenticity to the trick.
Pointing your fingers towards the audience (as shown in the previous photo) will also help disguise what is going on. ,
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